Your Houston News: Humble lawn services scam investigated

Your Houston News is reporting that a woman who opened her door in Humble to a man offering lawn services didn’t get her grass cut but lost valuables instead, authorities say:

Harris County Sheriff’s officials are investigation a home invasion robbery in the 10400 block of Scenic Vista Dr. in unincorporated Humble May 13 after three suspects posing as a lawn crew robbed the homeowner at gunpoint.

“The homeowner says she answered a knock on her front door [around 1 p.m.] and there was a male who asked if she was interested in hiring someonw for lawn services. She said yes,” said HCSO spokeswoman Christina Garza. “He asked to see her back yard to determine an estimate, so she let him into her home. They went out the back door and started talking about the lawn services. When they walked back into her house he displayed a handgun and told her to cooperate.”

Garza said while the homeowner consulted with the man in her back yard, two accomplices apparently entered the home through the front door. Threatening the homeowner with the gun, the trio reportedly ransacked the woman’s home and took several items of value.